Man held in connection with shooting of boy, 5, on Far Eastside

11:21 PM,
Sep. 24, 2013

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department cruiser on patrol.

Written by

Michael Boren
michael.boren@indystar.com

A man thought to be connected to the shooting of a 5-year-old boy on the Far Eastside has been arrested, according to police.

Brian Wellington, 31, was arrested Sunday at the City-County Building, according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan police report, though it's unclear if he turned himself in. Wellington is being investigated as one of two possible shooters in the incident, said Kendale Adams, an IMPD spokesman.

Wellington, for now, has only been charged with possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. ...